Day 9: Seville

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For our last full day in Seville, we needed a slow day. We started by sleeping in. Josy managed to get a full 12 hours in, which definitely made him feel better about life. I got up and went for a run. Then we went out to breakfast at the same place that we’ve gone for most of our days here. Then we decided to try again to see the cathedral and to climb the Giralda.

But first, coffee.




Climbing the Giralda was one thing that I didn’t do when I was here last time (budget was too tight…), so I really wanted to do it. But between Corpus Christi and Sunday, all of our previous attempts had not worked.



We finally got in the cathedral and got to see Christopher Columbus’ bones. Gabe was actually bummed that we weren’t seeing his actual bones…


The Giralda was a set of 35 ramps up to the top of the bell tower. The boys did a great job, with only minimal whining.




We actually got there at 1:57, which means that we were there when the bells went off. Luckily it was 2pm and not 12…




I decided to track the walk, just to see hours long it would take us.



After a cozy lunch in an alley, we went back for a siesta. Once again, Josy did not siesta. I don’t know why my kid has naps refuses to nap during siesta…

When we finally gave up, we got ice cream and went for a walk. We were trying to go to the Mercado de Triana, but it was closed, so instead we just wandered around for awhile until we found dinner.


I made them stop for a picture on the bridge and I don’t even care that they all give me a hard time about it.



And with that, our time in Seville is at an end. Next we head back to Barcelona.

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